TBT: Daisy Then and Now

My daughter, Daisy, on the day she went home from the hospital. January 1st, 2012. Best. New Year's. Ever.

And now. Two years old (plus a few months).

I saw a 5-week old baby today. He made cute little noises while he ate. He fell asleep almost instantaneously when he was done. He made me miss Daisy when she was an itty bitty. Then I see her developing every single day. I see the way her vocabulary explodes minute by minute. I miss the coos and putting her in one place and her not moving. But, if she went back there, I would miss the way she is now. She's her own person, with her own idiosyncrasies, her own personality. Quite amazing for just two (plus a few months) short years on this earth.

Pssst...I have a secret!

My secret? I have a favorite photo. It's not even a photo I took.

I have other photos that I love. Many from my childhood but none which are more treasured than this one single photo. This is five generation of women and that tiny baby there in the blanket? That would be me. It's not technically perfect, the color and composition aren't amazing, it wasn't done in a studio or photoshopped but maybe that's why I love it so much. It speaks of family, it speaks of generations, it's the only photo I have of all five of these women together and the only photo of all five of them I will ever have. What's your favorite photo? What does it exemplify?